Whether you’re already living the dream of working from global locations or just dreaming about it, there’s nothing like a good quote to spark some inspiration. I have put together this list of 100 inspiring travel quotes for digital nomads to keep you motivated, excited, and ready to conquer the world from your laptop.
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
“Jobs fill your pockets, adventures fill your soul.” – Jaime Lyn Beatty
“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” – Oscar Wilde
“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
“Travel brings power and love back into your life.” – Rumi
“The world is too big to stay in one place and life is too short to do just one thing.” – Anonymous
“Wander often, wonder always.” – Anonymous
“Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life.” – Confucius
“The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – T.S. Eliot
“Travel far, pay no fare… a book can take you anywhere.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle
“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
“Life is short and the world is wide. The sooner you start exploring it, the better.” – Simon Raven
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous
“Travel is the ultimate inspiration.” – Michael Palin
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
“It’s a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it.” – J.D. Andrews
“Travel: the best way to be lost and found at the same time.” – Brenna Smith
“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye
“Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you.” – Anonymous
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.” – Anthony Bourdain
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai
“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain
“Travel is an investment in yourself.” – Anonymous
“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama
“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell.” – Paula Bendfeldt
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Anonymous
“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb
“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
“Travel far, travel wide, travel deep.” – Anonymous
“The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.” – J.K. Rowling
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley
“You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor
“To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai
“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury
“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paolo Coelho
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
“The world is big and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir
“Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.” – Anonymous
“The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.” – Wallace Stevens
“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
“Travel far, pay no fare… a book can take you anywhere.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” – Oscar Wilde
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
“Wander often, wonder always.” – Anonymous
“Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life.” – Confucius
“The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – T.S. Eliot
“Travel far, pay no fare… a book can take you anywhere.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle
“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
“Life is short and the world is wide. The sooner you start exploring it, the better.” – Simon Raven
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous
“Travel is the ultimate inspiration.” – Michael Palin
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
“It’s a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it.” – J.D. Andrews
“Travel: the best way to be lost and found at the same time.” – Brenna Smith
“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye
“Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you.” – Anonymous
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.” – Anthony Bourdain
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai
“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain
“Travel is an investment in yourself.” – Anonymous
“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama
“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell.” – Paula Bendfeldt
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Anonymous
“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb
“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
“Travel far, travel wide, travel deep.” – Anonymous
Whether you have decided to work from a beach in Antalya or a coworking space in Amsterdam, these quotes are here to remind you why you chose the digital nomad life.
Safe travels and keep exploring! 🚀🌎
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